Paul Fleming (boxer)
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Paul Fleming is an Australian professional boxer from Tully, Queensland
who fought at the 2008 Olympics at featherweight
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The 19-year-old Fleming had lost three times to long-time rival Luke Christopher Jackson but managed to defeat him and Taga Samueli Faialaga at the Oceanian Championships where he won his berth in the Olympic tournament. He later added the Chemistry Cup in Germany.
At the Olympics he was edged out 9:13 by Frenchman Khedafi Djelkhir
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On 29 November 2008, Paul made his professional debut against veteran Shane Green scoring a 3rd round TKO victory in the 6 round bout at the Maroochydore Rugby League Club, Queensland.
In 2010, the young Australian relocated to Sydney
, to train with one of the countries World Champion trainers Billy Hussein at Bodypunch Boxing Gym. Under the guidance of Hussein, Paul was successful in his 4th professional bout against 25 year old Kane Buckley scoring a 4th round KO.
Paul has since compiled a professional record of 8 wins from 8 fights. He is managed by Top Rank, the Las Vegas, USA-based promotion company owned by Bob Arum
, and home to many boxing champions inducing Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.
Tully, Queensland
Tully is a small town in Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Bruce Highway approximately south of Cairns by road and north of Townsville. At the 2006 census, Tully had a population of 2,457....
who fought at the 2008 Olympics at featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
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Bio
The tattooed concreter won Bronze at the World Junior Championships in 2006 when he lost to Vyacheslav Shipunov.The 19-year-old Fleming had lost three times to long-time rival Luke Christopher Jackson but managed to defeat him and Taga Samueli Faialaga at the Oceanian Championships where he won his berth in the Olympic tournament. He later added the Chemistry Cup in Germany.
At the Olympics he was edged out 9:13 by Frenchman Khedafi Djelkhir
Khedafi Djelkhir
Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin...
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On 29 November 2008, Paul made his professional debut against veteran Shane Green scoring a 3rd round TKO victory in the 6 round bout at the Maroochydore Rugby League Club, Queensland.
In 2010, the young Australian relocated to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, to train with one of the countries World Champion trainers Billy Hussein at Bodypunch Boxing Gym. Under the guidance of Hussein, Paul was successful in his 4th professional bout against 25 year old Kane Buckley scoring a 4th round KO.
Paul has since compiled a professional record of 8 wins from 8 fights. He is managed by Top Rank, the Las Vegas, USA-based promotion company owned by Bob Arum
Bob Arum
Robert "Bob" Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division....
, and home to many boxing champions inducing Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.